Mission Assurance Engineer

SAIC is looking for a Sr. Mission Assurance Engineer with technical expertise in major space systems acquisitions mission assurance. This position is in Redondo Beach, California requiring an active TS/SCI with Poly.

The selected candidate will be an integral participant in executing the mission assurance program for the Space System Program Office (SSPO). Candidate should be experienced in mission assurance and quality systems requirements for large spacecraft development prime contractors. Candidate will be expected to support incorporation of new resiliency  requirements as they are developed for SSPO programs. Activities leverage an understanding of full life cycle system support, from procurement to launch, including MA requirements analysis, MA requirements tracking, MA or quality system design and an understanding of quality/mission assurance functions during flight hardware manufacturing, test, system integration, system level test, delivery and sell- off.

Job Description:

• Support the customer at weekly and monthly MA activities including program office meetings, teleconferences, enterprise level meetings, and factory mission assurance forums as required
• Participate in development contractor mission assurance/quality assurance activities and forums to include Parts, Materials and Processes (PM&P) Control Board, subcontractor audits, Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Corrective/ Preventive Action Boards, and Failure Review Boards
• Support the development, application and monitoring of the government MA Standards for analysis and prevention of issues that have caused failures, launch delays, reduced mission life or performance or resulted in significant rework
• Support the development of mission assurance profiles to include tailoring of mission assurance standards for new systems and initiatives
• Provide support to develop and monitor the SPO Quality Assurance program which is based upon Quality Assurance Standards in the NRO Mission Assurance Plan
• Provide expert technical knowledge across machining, electronic fabrication, chemical processing, inspection techniques, assembly and integration, destructive/nondestructive testing, production management, Quality Assurance (QA), and Parts, Material and Processes (PM&P)
• Support unit manufacturing reviews from a QA and PM&P perspective as needed
• Evaluate waivers and deviations to requirements for deliverable hardware and software as they are submitted for SSPO approval
• Review and coordinate QA and PM&P actions with all members of the customer technical team including FFRDC PM&P representatives
• Track issues, significant accomplishments, upcoming events, and provide weekly status updates to the customer
• Coordinate with customer lead, other spacecraft subsystem leads, branch and division chiefs as requested
• Provide support to anomaly investigations as required by the customer for prime contractor and sub-contractor development and manufacturing
• Provide technical evaluation of Mission Assurance efforts in engineering change proposals

Required Education:

• Bachelors in a STEM degree and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters in a STEM and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience
• Basic understanding of DoD/IC satellite systems and architectures
• Understanding of DoD/IC acquisition and program management processes
• Experience with spacecraft failure review, anomaly resolution, fault management and spacecraft reliability
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment
• Excellent oral and written skills

Desired Qualifications:

• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)